Detachable pocket



S. E. DAVIS DETACHABLE POCKET Filed May ll 1927 A TTORNEYS.

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This invention relates to a poclrot striicw ture snch as used inconjunction With wearing1 apparel, and especially to a detachable pocketor container to be used by carpenters and mechanics tor carrying' nails,etc,

lt is colnnion practice at the present lune to permanently attach apoclet to the bib or apron ot carpenters overalls, which pocket servesthe puric'iose ot' a. receptacle :for nails, etc. Pockets oil.I thischaracter are usually constructed of heavy fabric, such as canvas, orthe like. They are fairly large as they are divided into a number otcoinpartnients to receive nails ot dilterent sizes,

and as the poclet ispernianently attached to the overalls, it is in theWay when not required.

rlhe object ol" the present invention is to generally improve andsimplify the construction and operation oi" pockets of the characterdescribed, and especially to pro vide a pocket which -rnay be readilyand quickly attached. to the overalls when required and detached andlaid aside when other Work is to be performed.

The pocket is shown, by Way ol illustration, in the accompanyingdrawings, in ivhich- Fig. l is a. Atrent View of a carpente1"s overalls,showing; the nail pocket applied.

Fig. 2 is a. vertical cross section, taken on line 2-2 ot Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section, taken on line 3 3 ot Fig. l, showing; thesnap buttons whereby the detachable pocket is secured.

For the purpose ol. illustration, ordinary overalls are shown, in whichA indicates the les1 portions; ll the body portion; C the bib or apronportion; and D the straps or suspenders, whereby the bib is Vsupportedwith relation to Vthe shoulders. The nail poclret illustrated in thepresent instance is generally indicated at E. Any standard typ-e of nailpocket structure may be employed; that is, a pocket or container Whichmay be divided into a number et compartments, such as indicated at 2, 3,Ll, 5, etc., so as to permit segregation oi? nails oit various sizes.

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rlhe pocket illustrated is in this instance shown as provided with anupper strip or extension 7. ',llhe strip or upperextension t serves thefunction ot supporting` the Weight ot the pocket, and it also serves thepurpose oli suplgiorting the inain securing means, towit, snap buttonsott the character illustrated at 9 (see l and The bib or apron C is inthis instance shown as attached to the body portion by a line of sewingor the like, as indicated at l0. A flap or overhanging portion 11 isformed, and the upper extension 'l ol the pocket is introduced betweenthe body portion B and the overhringing flap ll. The snap buttons 9 arethen applied and the pocket a Whole is thus rigidly supportedandsecured; that is, the entire weight oli' the pocket and its contentsis supported by the snap buttons 9, and displacement of the pocket isprevented.

The tlap 'll serves tivo inain functions: first, that ol.2 permittingthe use ot double snap buttons, the outer snap buttons 9 carried by theFlap 1l. and the inner snap buttons l2 Which are secured. in the bodyportion. rlhe flap also serves the function ot :forming a guide so thatwhen the wearer of the overalls slips his hand downwardly over the bib,the flap 1l guides the hand di rectly into one or another of thecompartinents of the pocket. @n the other hand, if the flap Waseliminated the wearer oi the overalls might have a tendency to inserthis hand between the upper edge of the pocket and the body.

While certain features ol. the present invention are incre or lessspecifically illustrated such, for instance, as enoployine` snap buttonstor the purpose of securing the pocket to the bib or body portion Votthe overalls, it is obvious that other 'lfastening;l ineans may beemployed.

I also Wish it understood that the .inaterials and finish of the'several parts einployed inay be such as the experience and 95 judgmentof the manufacturer may dictate or varying` conditions may demand.

Havingthus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent s- In a garment of the character described, abodyzporton, an apron secured to the body 5' porton'and provided with afree overhanging flap, a pocket having an upper extension formed thereonnsertable'between the body

